Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy #1)
Brynne Weaver
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· 1200 ratings · 362 pages · Published: 14 Aug 2023
Every serial killer needs a friend.
Every game must have a winner.
When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of a like-minded, pitch-black soul. From small town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country. But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love. Can Rowan and Sloane dig themselves out of a game of graves? Or have they finally met their match?
Butcher & Blackbird is the first book in the Ruinous Love Dark Romance trilogy of interconnected stand-alone dark romantic comedies. This dual POV novel ends on a HEA.
***Butcher & Blackbird is a DARK ROMANCE intended for an adult audience - please see Brynne’s website for a comprehensive list of CWs***
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- dark romance 114
- funny 111
- friends to lovers 109
- dangerous heroine 104
- contemporary 101
- criminal heroine 100
- competent heroine 94
- anal sex 93
- possessive hero 90
- slow burn 86
- m-f romance 84
- take-charge heroine 79
- vengeance 77
- independent heroine 74
- suspense 72
- sunny/happy hero 67
- insta-love 62
- tortured heroine 62
- praise kink 55
- sweet/gentle hero 55
- grumpy & sunshine 53
- sassy heroine 52
- alpha male 50
- shy heroine 47
- childfree 47
- bad boys 40
- hurt/comfort 38
- angst 37
- found family 37
- tortured hero 37
- disabilities & scars 32
- double penetration 32
- mystery 29
- white collar heroine 28
- bdsm 23
- forced proximity 22
- exhibitionism 22
- caretaking 22
- working class hero 20
- abduction 18
- new adult 17
- height difference 12
- masc-dom 12
- horror 9
- spanking 9
- bondage 8
- good grovel 6
- role switching 4
- fetish 2
- somnophilia 2
- breeding 2
- mafia 1
- enemies to lovers 1
- tall heroine 1
- workplace/office 1
- early 20s fmc 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- graphic violence 80
- death / grief 72
- past abuse 70
- torture of mcs 61
- abuse 49
- past sexual abuse 48
- mental illness 45
- past child abuse 43
- third party abuse 40
- mental trauma 35
- torture of side characters 34
- past child neglect 25
- child sexual abuse 23
- geography
- usa 42
- north america 30
- massachusetts 24
- north carolina 20
- california 20
- louisiana 18
- nebraska 16
- texas 15
- virginia 13
- west virginia 8
- Format
- audiobook
- dual pov 112
- first person pov 58
- male pov 40
- standalone 2
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The 'The Ruinous Love Trilogy' series
4.18 · 2156 ratings
vengeance · outlaw-heroine · disabilities and marks · dual-pov · slow burn · strong heroine · anal sex · caretaking · past-abuse · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · dark · mental-trauma · abuse-non-mc · graphic-violence · torture-scs · sassy heroine · height-difference · contemporary · found-family
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